Amit Kumar DIG Central Kashmir range Amit Kumar receives new designation
Srinagar/IBNS: Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Amit Kumar has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of National Investigations Agency for five years.
A competent authority approved the appointment of Amit Kumar to the post of DIG, NIA (Level -A13), said the Ministry of Home Affairs.
On a deputation basis for an initial period of five years from the date of joining the post or until further orders, whichever takes place earlier, it added.
The concerned authorities have been asked to relieve Amit Kumar immediately to enable him to take up a new assignment at the Centre.
Amit Kumar was presently posted as DIG central Kashmir range and has also served as the SSP Pulwama, SSP Srinagar, SSP SBK, DIG southern Kashmir and DIG Armed Police.
The decorated IPS officer who had suffered a bullet injury during an encounter in which two militants were killed in February 2019, rejoined duty as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police after over nine months of hospitalisation.
The Pinglan encounter had taken place about 12 km from the site where a suicide bomber belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammed drove his explosive-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus on February 14, killing 40 personnel.
In August 2020, Amit Kumar was conferred with the prestigious Shaurya Chakra with three other Army personnel.
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